Chitragupta
Sign in to saveChitragupta (, 'rich in secrets' or 'hidden picture') is a Hindu deity who serves as the registrar of the dead. He is responsible for maintaining a record of the actions of human beings in a register called the Agrasandhanī. Upon the death of a human and their arrival at Yamaloka, Chitragupta reads out their deeds, allowing the god of death, Yama, to decide whether they go to Svarga or Naraka (heaven or hell), depending on their actions on earth. He is referred to as the Hindu God of Data and is the seventeenth manasaputra of Brahma. He is believed to have been created from Brahma's soul and m
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- Hindu
- Deity<! Wikipedia:WikiProject Hindu mythology >.name
- Chitragupta
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- Chitragupta in Bangkok City Pillar Shrine Thailand.
- Deity<! Wikipedia:WikiProject Hindu mythology >.mantra
- Oṃ Sri Chitraguptaya Namaḥa
- Deity<! Wikipedia:WikiProject Hindu mythology >.weapon
- Pen and Dagger
- Deity<! Wikipedia:WikiProject Hindu mythology >.siblings
- Four Kumaras, Narada, Daksha
- Deity<! Wikipedia:WikiProject Hindu mythology >.parents
- Brahma (father)
- Deity<! Wikipedia:WikiProject Hindu mythology >.consort
- Nandini and Iravati
- Deity<! Wikipedia:WikiProject Hindu mythology >.other_names
- Chitr, Chitradev, chitrvastav, Dharmadhikari, Kayastha.
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Encyclopedic overview
10 sectionsContents
- Literature
- Garuda Purana
- Yama Samhita
- Padma Purana
- Bhavishya Purana
- Mahabharata
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- References
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Chitragupta (, 'rich in secrets' or 'hidden picture') is a Hindu deity who serves as the registrar of the dead. He is responsible for maintaining a record of the actions of human beings in a register called the Agrasandhanī. Upon the death of a human and their arrival at Yamaloka, Chitragupta reads out their deeds, allowing the god of death, Yama, to decide whether they go to Svarga or Naraka (heaven or hell), depending on their actions on earth. He is referred to as the Hindu God of Data and is the seventeenth manasaputra of Brahma. He is believed to have been created from Brahma's soul and mind (chit) and thus is allotted the right to write Vedas like a Brahmin, and also assigned the duty of a Kshatriya.
==Literature==
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